S. 2889.
S. 2938.

CUMULATIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS

PARTS 1, 2, AND 3

Amendment, Senator Maybank__.

Amendment, Senator Capehart for himself and Senator Kuchel_

S. 2949_

Title I, National Housing Act

Section 608 projects, excerpt from National Housing Act—
Statement of—

Bartlett, E. L., a Delegate in Congress from the Territory of Alaska__
Baughman, J. Stanley, president, and Robert N. Reid, General Counsel,
Federal National Mortgage Association_.

753

81

Bean, Lee C., chairman, legislative committee, Wherry Housing Association.

336

Bialac, Jerry, vice president, Rental Development Corporation of
America__

Billings, Warren, councilman, South Pasadena, Calif_.
Bovard, Burton C., General Counsel, Federal Housing Administration_
Boyar, Louis H., Los Angeles, Calif.

678 1232

Campbell, Wallace J., director, Washington office, Cooperative League of the United States of America____.

Carpenter, H. Daniel, National Federation of Settlements and Neigh-
borhood Centers---

Chappell, Laban C., Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Underwriting,
Federal Housing Administration__

Coulter, Edward S., Chief Council, Multifamily Housing Division, Fed-
eral Housing Administration__

1694

927

957

675

1788

1792

1237

301

1264

Charmbury, H. B., Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa. Clarke, William A., president, accompanied by Samuel Neel, general counsel; Maurice R. Massey, Jr., Philadelphia; and James W. Rouse, Baltimore, Mortgage Bankers Association of America__ Clausheide, John, smoke commissioner, Evansville, Ind__ Cole, Albert M., Administrator, accompanied by B. T. Fitzpatrick, Deputy Administrator and General Counsel; James W. Follin, Director, Division of Slum Clearance and Urban Redevelopment; and John C. Hazeltine, Commissioner, Division of Community Facilities and Special Operations, Housing and Home Finance Agency; Guy T. O. Hollyday, Commissioner, and Allan T. Thornton, Director, Personnel and Statistics Division, Federal Housing Administration; Walter W. McAllister, Chairman, and Wade Harrison, General Counsel, Home Loan Bank Board; Charles Slusser, Commissioner, and Lawrence Bloomberg, economist, Public Housing Administration; and J. Stanley Baughman, president, and Robert N. Reid, General Counsel, Federal National Mortgage Association___. 37, 81, 213, 1373 Coleman, Irving W., solicitor, Northampton Borough, Pa....... Dailey, Austin C., chief air pollution regulation engineer, Providence, R. I

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1260

Deane, Charles B., a Representative in Congress from the State of
North Carolina___.

401

Ditchy, Clair W., president, American Institute of Architects_--
Downer, Adin M., assistant legislative officer, Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States___

395

270

Duane, Morris, chairman, Smoke Abatement Commission, Philadelphia, Pa____

1147

Statement of-Continued

DuLaurence, Henry, chairman, legislative committee, National Apart- Page ment Owners Association, Inc.-.

Ehlers, Joseph H., field representative, American Society of Civil
Engineers--

Ferry, John M., special assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air
Force, accompanied by Col. Hal H. McCord, USAF, and John
Mitchell, Chief, Housing Division, Department of Defense..
Foster, Charles E. assistant national director of legislation, Disabled
American Veterans.

Frentz, Arthur J., Assistant Commissioner, title I, Federal Housing
Administration

874

155

683

1355

Goldman, Arthur Sworn, construction economist.
Gordon, Milton, mortgage consultant, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Grantham, B. E., first vice president, National Institute of Farın
Brokers, National Association of Real Estate Boards__
Greenburg, Leonard, M. D., commissioner, Department of Air Pollution
Control, New York, N. Y_

756

489

920

1262

Greene, Walter L., Deputy Commissioner (retired), Federal Housing
Administration

1649

994

Hadley, Eleanor M. American Association of Social Workers__.
Held, Harry, National Association of Mutual Savings Banks---- 933, 1531
Henderson, Elmer E., director, American Council on Human Rights__
Hiestand, Edgar W., a Representative in Congress from the State of
California___.

Hileman, Russell G., mayor, city of Michigan City, Ind., accompanied
by John P. Donnelly, executive director; and George N. Hall, archi-
tect and engineer for Michigan City Housing Authority..
Hollander, Edward D., national director, Americans for Democratic
Action.

Hollyday, Guy T. O., Commissioner, and Allan T. Thornton, Director
Personnel and Statistics Division, Federal Housing Administra-
tion___.

287

1194

868

368

37, 81, 1319, 1629

Houser, Mrs. Jeney Price, national organizer, Residence at Ease Asso-
ciation---.

Hughes, R. G., president; Herbert S. Colton, general counsel; and
John M. Dickerman, executive director, National Association of
Home Builders of the United States__

341

708, 1463

Johnson, Byron L., associate professor of economics, and Gene T.
Serivan, chairman, building industry and real estate department,
University of Denver____

Kahn, Efrem A., Lindenwood Realty Corp., New York, N. Y..
Kane, Owen, legislative attorney, Office of the Comptroller General,
and William A. Newman, Association Director, Division of Audits,
General Accounting Office_.

1003

344

1422

Kennedy, Harold W., county counsel, county of Los Angeles, Calif. Kennedy, Miles D., director, national legislative commission, American Legion__.

1205

351

Kowalshyn, Russell, attorney, Northampton, Pa___.

King, T. Bertram, Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator, Loan
Guaranty Service, Veterans' Administration__

162

1250

Kuchel, Thomas H., a United States Senator from the State of
California_____

1197

La Corte, Nicholas, mayor, Elizabeth, N. J.

1230

Levitt, William J., New York, N. Y

386

Linsky, Benjamin, chief smoke inspector, Detroit, Mich.---.
Mason, Norman P.:

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United States Chamber of Commerce_

243

Acting Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration____
McAllister, Walter W., chairman, and Wade Harrison, general counsel,
Home Loan Bank Board.......

McCabe, Dr. Louis C., chief, Fuels and Explosives Division, Bureau
of Mines, Department of Interior----

McCormick, Pat A., Trailer Coach Association, accompanied by E. R.
Shaw, Trailer Coach Association of Los Angeles, Calif.; Ralph
Karl, consultant and Washington representative; Walter Wells,
Mobile Home Manufacturers Association of Chicago; Lee Painter,
president, Mobile Home Dealers National Association__

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81

1137

566

Statement of-Continued

Page

Meeser, George C., Nazareth, Pa--

1250

Mead, Donald H., mayor, Syracuse, N. Y., American Municipal Association_

1028

Mitchell, Clarence, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-

893

Moore, John H., executive director, United Community Defense Services, Inc___

913

Murphy, Howard M., former Associate General Counsel, Federal Housing Administration__

1710

Murphy, M. K. M., past president, and Stephen Slipher, staff vice president, United States Savings and Loan League_.

686

Neel, Samuel E., general counsel, Mortgage Bankers Association of
America__-

301, 1491

Olney, Warren, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice---

Northrup, H. Q., executive vice president, National Retail Lumber
Dealers Association_____.

O'Grady, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John, secretary, National Conference of
Catholic charities__.

O'Malley, James J., chairman, Federal legislation committee, National
Savings and Loan League___

1583

481

640

651

Packard, Arthur J., chairman of the board, and O. M. Ryan, manager,
Washington office, American Hotel Association_

654

Paul, Lt. Gen. W. S. (retired), Assistant to the Director of Non-
military Defense, Office of Defence Mobilization_--_-

200

Perce, Le Grand, W., Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Federal Hous-
ing Administration___.

1733

Perk, Ralph J., councilman, Cleveland, Ohio--

702

Peterson, Val, Administrator, read by Ralph Spear, Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Planning, Federal Civil Defense Administration_
Poulson, Norris, mayor, Los Angeles, Calif

202

Powell, Clyde L., Assistant Commissioner, Multifamily Housing, Fed-
eral Housing Administration____

Rafsky, William L., housing coordinator, Philadelphia, Pa__
Raider, David L., attorney, Associated Builders of Greater New York,
Inc____

Reilly, John A., American Bankers Association_.

1201

1353

900

999

264, 1567

Robbins, Ira S., president, accompanied by Edward F. Barry, chair-
man of the board; and Dr. William L. C. Wheaton, professor of
city planning, University of Pennsylvania; National Housing
Conference

Roth, Charles, Nazareth, Pa-

Robin, John P., executive director, Urban Development Authority of
Pittsburgh, Pa., United States Conference of Mayors__.
Russo, Lucio, member, New York State Assembly---
Shanks, Carrol M., president, and John G. Jewett, vice president,
Prudential Insurance Company of America; and Milford A. Vieser,
vice president, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J.;
American Life Convention & Life Insurance Association of
America..

Shishkin, Boris, secretary, housing committee, American Federation
of Labor.--

Slusser, Charles, Commissioner, and Lawrence Bloomberg, economist,
Public Housing Administration_-_-

Smith, Henry C., Deputy Administrator, Farmers Home Administra-
tion, accompanied by Charles C. Barnard, budget officer, and R. L.
Farrington, Director of Credit Services, Department of Agricul-
ture_

Thimmes, James G., vice president, CIO, and United Steelworkers
of America, accompanied by John W. Edelman, CIO legislative sub-
committee on housing; Frank Fernback, associate director of re-
search; and Ben Fischer, director, committee on housing, CIO_.
Thompson, Lester H., Comptroller, Federal Housing Administra-
tion____

Tuemmler, Fred W., American Institute of Planners..

828

1250

1023

1189

595

944

81

204

490

1766, 1802

670

Statement of-Continued

Vieser, Milford A., accompanied by John G. Jewett and L. Douglas Meredith, representing American Life Convention and Life Insur- Page ance Association of America_.

Wallace, William T., Peru, Ind_.

595, 1572

Waltemade, Henry G., chairman, Realtors' Washington committee,
National Association of Real Estate Boards, accompanied by Alex-
ander Summer, Newark, N. J.; and Fritz B. Burns, Los Angeles,
Calif.

Weitzer, Bernard, national legislative director, Jewish War Veterans
of the United States of America_____

Wellman, Charles A., vice president, Glendale Federal Savings & Loan
Association___.

Williamson, John C., secretary-counsel, Realtors' Washington commit-
tee, National Association of Real Estate Boards_-_
Winston, Oliver C., president, National Association of Housing and
Redevelopment Officials accompanied by John Searles, Executive
Director, District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency---
Letters, statements, exhibits, etc., submitted for the record by-
Alaska Development Board, Al Anderson, assistant manager: Letter
to chairman__.

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661

411

987

275

1554

620

American Bankers Association:

Alaska National Bank, Anchorage, Alaska, E. E. Rasmussen, president Letter to chairman___

Alaska Housing Authority, Glen R. Wilder, Executive Director: Letter to Delegate Bartlett enclosing resolution__.

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1102

Letter

American Federation of Labor :

Statement on proposed Federal Savings Insurance Corporation American Farm Bureau Federation, Joe Betts, legislative assistant: Letter to chairman____

Supplementary statement on proposed voluntary home credit pro-
gram

1103

1103

1104

1040

Condition of housing supply-.

American Legion :

Statement, Harry C. Bates, chairman, housing committee___ American Institute of Planners: Letter to chairman enclosing resolution___.

Supplemental statement..

Wilbur C. Daniel, chairman, National Economic Commission:
Statement---

351

Letter to President, March 8, 1954_.

Letter to President, January 30, 1954, from national commander.
White House reply, February 18, 1954_.

Letter enclosing statements opposing sections 201 and 201 (1), section 801, and transfer of functions from VA to HHFA.......... American Life Convention and Life Insurance Association of America: Proposed bill____.

Letter to VA Administrator from special committee on VA loan
procedures

363

1105

American Municipal Association, Randy H. Hamilton, director, Washington office: Letter to chairman__

National policy on housing and mortgage lending—a statement
of life-insurance views---

606

609

Atomic Trades and Labor Council, AFL, Jesse L. Hamon, president:
Letter to chairman_...

Letter to committee re letters from CIO and AFL, Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
letters___-

American Planning and Civic Association, U. S. Grant 3d, major general, United States Army (retired), president: Letter to chairman__ 1041 Americans for Democratic Action, Edward D. Hollander, national director: Letter with attachment on Connecticut program_. Atomic Energy Commission:

1275

382

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1787

Baltimore, Md., Planning Commission, department of planning,
Thomas F. Hubbard, chairman: Letter to Representative Garmatz 1041
Baratz, Morton S., department of economics, Yale University: Letter
to chairman enclosing article, Public Housing: A Critique and a
Proposal

Letters, statements, exhibits, etc.-Continued

Bartlett, E. L., a Delegate in Congress from the Territory of Alaska:
Letter to chairman enclosing letter and resolution, Alaska Hous-
ing Authority.

Letter from F. A. Grimsdell, vice president, Commonwealth, Inc--
Benjamin, Alvin, Brooklyn, N. Y.: Letter to Senator Ives-----
Bennett, Charles B., director of planning, city of Los Angeles, on air
pollution and housing: Statement__.

Bennett, Wallace F., a United States Senator from the State of Utah:
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. on sales of fire-alarm systems___
Billings, Warren, councilman, South Pasadena, Calif.: Statement----
Bourne, R. C., president, Tomkins Bros., Newark, N. J.: Letter to
chairman__

Boyar, Louis H., Los Angeles, Calif.: Supplementary statement---.
Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank, George C. Johnson, president: Letter
to chairman__

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Buck, Vincent, Spokane, Wash.: Telegram to Senator Magnuson__.
Buffalo, N. Y., Chamber of Commerce: Statement--.

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1051

Bureau of the Budget: Letter to Housing and Home Finance Administrator on amendment__.

1268

Burns, Fritz B., National Association of Real Estate Boards:
Statement_-_.

478

Letter to chairman_.

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Butte County, Calif., Board of Supervisors: Resolution_.

1275

Byrd, Harry F., a United States Senator from the State of Virginia :
Press release, April 13, 1954, on investigation of FHA by Joint Com-
mittee on Reduction of Non-essential Expenditures--
Cajon Valley, Calif., School District, Cuyanacs School PTA, Mamie
Brightwell, legislative chairman: Letter to chairman___
California Bankers Association, Oscar R. Mennenga, executive man-
ager: Letter to chairman__

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1277

1052

California League of Cities, Los Angeles County division: Letter to
Senator Kuchel enclosing resolution_.

1276

California State Assembly: Joint Resolution No. 6--

1200

Campbell, Wallace J., director, Washington office, Cooperative League of the United States of America: Letter to chairman enclosing statement

1783

Capehart, Homer E., a United States Senator from the State of
Indiana:

Summary of housing bill__

33

Letter to Mr. Cole regarding Mr. Henderson's testimony-.
Statement on introduction of amendment....

Excerpts, National Housing Act, relating to section 608 projects--
Summary and key changes in S. 2938 of sections that might be sus-
ceptible to same abuses as section 608: Sections 207, 203; title I,
section 8; sections 220, 221, and 213__.

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Extract from hearings, S. 2246, July 29, 1949.

1503

Article, Washington Daily News, Builders Say Profits Were
Proper Shirley-Duke Apartments Listed as "Windfall”_

1627

Letter from Mosheim, Tenn.-

1780

Amendment to section 2, National Housing Act, November 25,
1947-

1798

Chamber of Commerce of the United States: Statement_

243

Chambers, Dr. Leslie A., Public Health Service, Department of Health,
Welfare and Education: Statement_-_.

1271

Charleston, W. Va., Board of Realtors, Inc., Robert Paul McCormick,
secretary-treasurer: Letter to chairman enclosing resolution_-----
Charmbury, H. B., Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.:
Cement dust survey, Nazareth Borough, Pa.----.

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1239

Report on atmosphere pollution problem in and around borough
of Northampton, Pa.--.

1241

Chicago, Ill., Department of Air Pollution Control, Thomas H. Carey, director: Letter to chairman, with enclosure_.

1278